It follows an internal restructuring that resulted in the decision to focus on digital production. The new installations will replace one of its offset press. Owner Arne Bulow-Berntzen says, “With the new presses we will be able to be more efficient with fewer people. We will produce more of our offset work on digital and that will make us more cost-effective on short-run work.”
He explains the reasoning behind choosing the two presses. “The Ricoh Pro C9110 will be our day-to-day production press for the majority of our corporate print. Running in-line with the Plockmatic solution means we can let it run, print and finish complete products with no operator intervention. With the ability to produce banners up to 700 mm in length, and its fifth unit, the Ricoh Pro C7100 will allow us to deliver more creative results and so will be focussed on more value added print production.”
The Pro C9110 runs at speeds up to 130 ppm. It supports uncoated, textured and coated media up to 400 gsm, as well as duplexed long sheet printing up to 700 mm and even speciality media, such as super-gloss, magnetic, transparent and synthetic. An enhanced version of Ricoh’s Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) technology provides image quality up to 1200 x 4800 dpi while high color consistency is assured by Ricoh’s automatic image feedback technology that provides continuous color density calibration. A liquid cooling system for continuous printing, enhanced ORUs (Operator Replaceable Units) and toner bottles, and media changes on the fly ensure maximum uptime.
The highly productive Pro C7100 delivers print speeds up to 90 ppm and supports media up to 360 gsm. It too achieves optimum image quality up to 1200 x 4800 dpi with Ricoh’s VCSEL technology. It assures a premium finish, and supports an extensive range of media, including textured, and enables many different applications such as light packaging, demo packaging, direct mail, books, brochures and business cards. A key feature of the Pro X series is its fifth color station allowing clear gloss or white applications, offering print services providers significant additional revenue opportunities. It can also produce banners up to 700 mm in length.
Packaging South Asia is the cooperating media partner for drupa 2016 which is scheduled to be held from 31 May to 10 June at Dusseldorf, Germany.
